Telling Stories Tracy Chapman , released on February 14, 2000, by Elektra Records .
Telling Stories Released February 14, 2000 Recorded 1999 Genre
Length 42 :09 Label Elektra Producer
"Telling Stories" [ 1] "It's OK" "Wedding Song"
A two-disc special edition was released in Europe in 2000.[ 6]
The record marked a return to shorter songs for Tracy; on New Beginning they had been somewhat longer.
Background and Writing
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In 1999, Chapman began working on her first new record in four years, her longest ever hiatus at the time. For the record, she reunited with producer David Kershenbaum , the producer of her first album, Tracy Chapman Crossroads New Beginning
All songs written by Tracy Chapman.
Title 1. "Telling Stories" 3:57 2. "Less Than Strangers" 3:19 3. "Speak the Word" 4:12 4. "It's OK" 4:00 5. "Wedding Song" 4:36 6. "Unsung Psalm" 4:19 7. "Nothing Yet" 3:21 8. "Paper and Ink" 4:52 9. "Devotion" 2:48 10. "The Only One" 3:08 11. "First Try" 3:31
"Three Little Birds" is a Bob Marley cover. The song was originally released on the album Exodus
"House of the Rising Sun" is a cover of a traditional folk song. It was firstly released by Ashley and Foster on the single Rising Sun Blues "Three Little Birds" was recorded at the TNT concert and television special One Love: An All Star Tribute to Bob Marley in Oracabessa on December 4, 1999.
"House of the Rising Sun" was recorded at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley and the A&M Studios in Los Angeles in 1990. It seems, that it is actually more a live in the studio recording than a real live recording because you don't hear any crowd noise.
"Mountains o' Things" was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 4, 1988.
"Behind the Wall" was recorded at The Donmar Warehouse in London on March 25, 1988.
"Baby Can I Hold You" is the same version as the one that was originally released on the album Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman – acoustic guitar , bouzouki , harp , vocals, background vocals , baritone guitar , record producer, mixing , art design
Alex Acuña – percussionRock Deadrick – vocals, background vocals
Tommy Eyre – organ, keyboardMike Finnigan – organDenny Fongheiser – percussion, drums
Emmylou Harris – vocalsHoward Hersh – bass guitar
Steve Hunter – dulcimer , lap steel guitar , baritone guitarLarry Klein – bass guitarJayDee Mannes – pedal steel guitar
John Pierce – bass guitar
Tim Pierce – acoustic guitar, dobro , mandolin , sitar , baritone guitarEric Rigler – Uilleann pipes , low whistle
Scarlet Rivera – violinGlenys Rogers – percussion, vocals, background vocals
Andy Stoller – bass guitar
Patrick Warren – keyboard, Chamberlin
Duane Baron – engineering , mixing
Tim Hailand – artwork
Jeri Heiden – design
John Heiden – design
Renata Kanclerz – production coordination
David Kershenbaum – mixing, production
Martie Kolbl – production coordination
Curt Kroeger – assistant engineering
Iki Levy – drum programming
Bob Ludwig – mastering Herb Ritts – portraitsRoger Sommers – assistant engineering
Chart (2000)
Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 19]
35
French Albums (SNEP)[ 20]
37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 21]
75
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 22]
26
Billboard
Single
Chart
Position
"Telling Stories"
Billboard Adult Top 40
8
Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100
8
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